Poly(glycidyl methacrylate) (PGMA) is prone to modifications with different functional groups, magnetic fluids or direct coupling with biological molecules. The purpose of this research was to synthesize new magnetically responsive particles with peroxidase-like activity. Poly(glycidyl methacrylate-co-ethylene dimethacrylate) [P(GMA-EDMA)] particles containing carboxyl groups were obtained by emulsifier-free emulsion polymerization and hydrolysis and oxidation of PGMA with KMnO4, resulting in poly(carboxymethyl methacrylate-co-ethylene dimethacrylate) [P(CMMA-EDMA)] particles. Thionine (Th) was also attached to the particles [(P(CMMA-EDMA)-Th] via EDC/NHS chemistry to observe its effect on electron transfer during the oxidation reaction. Finally, the particles were coated with a nitric acid-stabilized ferrofluid in methanol. The resulting magnetic particles were characterized by several methods, including scanning and transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and vibrating sample magnetometry. The effect of EDMA on the P(CMMA-EDMA) particle size and size distribution was investigated; the particle size changed from 300 to 340 nm, and the particles were monodispersed with a saturation magnetization of 11 Am2/kg. Finally, the effects of temperature and pH on the peroxidase-like activity of the magnetic P(CMMA-EDMA) and P(CMMA-EDMA)-Th particles were investigated. The particles, which exhibited a high activity at pH 4-6 and at ∼37 °C, represent a highly sensitive sensor component potentially useful in enzyme-based immunoassays.

Department of Nanobiotechnology Biology Centre ISB Czech Academy of Sciences Na Sádkách 7 370 05 České Budějovice Czech Republic

Institute of Geophysics Czech Academy of Sciences Boční 2 1401 141 00 Prague 4 Czech Republic

Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry Czech Academy of Sciences Heyrovského nám 2 162 06 Prague 6 Czech Republic

Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials Palacký University Šlechtitelů 27 783 71 Olomouc Czech Republic

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